Down Football-where to now.....?

[Farrandeelin]

Tradition ,  pedigree... doesn't wash any more.  Hard work from youth up, does.

When Down get motoring again pedigree will matter. Monaghan couldn't turn a good team into All Ireland medals . Down can.

It seems that Down have to find the keys to the motor first.

[Orior]

Sadly Down V Armagh in this summer's championship has as much appeal as a Fermanagh V Antrim clash ten years ago.

This will be a full house with each team thinking it could kick-start a summer.

[OgraAnDun]

Sadly Down V Armagh in this summer's championship has as much appeal as a Fermanagh V Antrim clash ten years ago.

This will be a full house with each team thinking it could kick-start a summer.

Won't be a cow milked in half the country for a fortnight if we win our first game since the league in 2015.

[imagine]

Sadly Down V Armagh in this summer's championship has as much appeal as a Fermanagh V Antrim clash ten years ago.

This will be a full house with each team thinking it could kick-start a summer.

Won't be a cow milked in half the country for a fortnight if we win our first game since the league in 2015.

You're probably right in this statement as the other half or 3/4's are urban towns with not much in the way of GAA.We're at a low ebb in Down and if we get to Div 3 the google maps will have to be used for a visits to unfamiliar venues.

[OgraAnDun]

Sadly Down V Armagh in this summer's championship has as much appeal as a Fermanagh V Antrim clash ten years ago.

This will be a full house with each team thinking it could kick-start a summer.

Won't be a cow milked in half the country for a fortnight if we win our first game since the league in 2015.

You're probably right in this statement as the other half or 3/4's are urban towns with not much in the way of GAA.We're at a low ebb in Down and if we get to Div 3 the google maps will have to be used for a visits to unfamiliar venues.

I meant that the only thing the other half of the county has in common with the GAA is that a pre-match parade is a bit of a march. But you're right, it's more like 25% of the county (or less) that care.

[illdecide]

Looking in from the outside there is clearly a problem at County Board level in Down, Jim McCorry was shafted and was probably the best manager u men had for a while (i know the clubs voted poorly for him) and now it seems Burns is walking the plank and is on a hiding to nothing.
Don't know what the rift is with Kilkoo (if any) but in Armagh the Crossmaglen topic was always getting cast up on why there were not more players representing the County. Maybe this is a common thing with successful club teams in their own Counties (I dunno TBH), but Kilkoo aside there are clearly a lot of good players available in Down who don't want to play inter county and only they can answer why?

As for the appeal of the game in the summer...can't wait for it. Both teams won't win anything this year but the feeling of walking out of Newry having slayed your enemy is priceless and the losing fans walking past you calling the Ref a cheating hoor and calling their own players useless bastids...Class

[Captain Obvious]

Sadly Down V Armagh in this summer's championship has as much appeal as a Fermanagh V Antrim clash ten years ago.

This will be a full house with each team thinking it could kick-start a summer.

Won't be a cow milked in half the country for a fortnight if we win our first game since the league in 2015.

You're probably right in this statement as the other half or 3/4's are urban towns with not much in the way of GAA.We're at a low ebb in Down and if we get to Div 3 the google maps will have to be used for a visits to unfamiliar venues.

Down were in division three in 2009 and reached the All Ireland final in 2010. They will hardly repeat the same trick in 2019?

[Targetman]

It's the only thing we have to look forward to,giving Armagh a hiding come championship!!

[RedHandTom]

How does Kieran McGeeney dodge the same level of criticism as that directed at Eamon Burns when the fact is that Armagh are performing even worse than Down over the past few years.

[Targetman]

Well McGeeney has had his critics maybe not to the same extent as Burns but the facts are both teams are so far of the top tier its unreal, Burns was a great player in a very successful team in the early 90's but that doesn't guarantee he's capable of managing at inter county level and unfortunately this seems to be the case, strange team selection added to an obvious lack of a game plan leaves a lot of Down supporters wondering how or when are things going to change?

[JimStynes]

What has happened the Down schools football? It's still decent but no where near the level it used to be.

[naka]

It's the only thing we have to look forward to,giving Armagh a hiding come championship!!

Tbf you might be right
Because Armagh are crap as well

[Brick Tamlin]

Armagh are nowhere near as crap as Down presently.

[Walter Cronc]

What has happened the Down schools football? It's still decent but no where near the level it used to be.

Did Colmans/Abbey not always heavily rely on Armagh men?? Coming from as far away as Lurgan back in the day. Think more lads now at St Ronans Lurgan and St Pauls Bessbrook. Think Colmans can win it this year but if you look at their record bar the 2 in a row Hogans, at all levels its been pretty poor by their standards.

[snoopdog]

What has happened the Down schools football? It's still decent but no where near the level it used to be.

Did Colmans/Abbey not always heavily rely on Armagh men?? Coming from as far away as Lurgan back in the day. Think more lads now at St Ronans Lurgan and St Pauls Bessbrook. Think Colmans can win it this year but if you look at their record bar the 2 in a row Hogans, at all levels its been pretty poor by their standards.

I wouldnt say relied on them but they did make up a good % of the teams with Newrys proximity there will always be Armagh people there. I think st Pauls Bessbrook have a few Down lads on their team also. Hopefully both make the final. Make for a good local derby and with any sense will be played in Newry.